Phd-candidate and physician Rune Aakvik Pedersen at the Primary Care Unit in Trondheim – currently visiting the PCU – has received the Research Award at the Helse Midt-Norge Research Conference in Kristiansund, Norway. Congratulations Rune, on your research award from the Patients Committee at the Helse Midt-Norge (Mid-Norway Hospital administration). Can you tell us a […]
‘I thought it was just me’: mutual benefit from public involvement in research
Blog by Dr Anna Spathis, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Associate Specialty Director in Palliative Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine and Dr Stephen Barclay, University Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge. Teenage and young adults with cancer have inspired and steered a novel research study to develop a treatment […]
Patient and public involvement – a matter of life and death
Blog by Dr Mila Petrova, Cambridge Palliative and End of Life Care Group, Primary Care Unit She was supposed to outlive you What would you do if your 26-year old daughter dies of cancer, in a chaotic ED corridor on a Friday, the child who was supposed to outlive you, the child whom you […]
Could interactive voice messages help people take their medicine? Listening to public views
Automated tailored telephone support, or interactive voice response (IVR), could help people to take important medicines that have been prescribed for them to reduce the impact of risky health conditions and improve their health. In England, about 8 million people have recorded hypertension, or high blood pressure, which often accompanies other risky conditions, including type […]